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History of the Fan ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠎⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠑⠑⠝⠞⠓⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠞⠊⠑⠏⠕⠇⠕⠀
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⠉⠑⠝⠞⠥⠗⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀
⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠟⠥⠁⠗⠗⠑⠇⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠊⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀
⠋⠕⠇⠙⠊⠝⠛⠤⠋⠁⠝⠀⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠊⠝⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽
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⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠎⠏⠁⠉⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠁⠛⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠋⠀⠊⠞⠀⠀
⠙⠑⠎⠉⠑⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠁⠝⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠃⠁⠝⠁⠇⠒⠀⠊⠞⠀⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠥⠝⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠎⠥⠗⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠎⠲⠀
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⠝⠊⠝⠑⠞⠽⠤⠝⠊⠝⠑⠀⠺⠕⠍⠑⠝⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠑⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠀⠋⠁⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀
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⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠁⠇⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠎⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠊⠉⠅⠀⠶⠇⠁⠀⠀⠍⠕⠝⠞⠥⠗⠑⠶
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⠋⠑⠥⠊⠇⠇⠑⠶⠀⠠⠁⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠑⠗⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠎⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀
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